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USA Developmental National Team Head Coach, Don Showalter, has been one of the most successful coaches in his position and always creates a defensive minded team. If you’re looking for drills to create that mindset, Coach Showalter gives you just that with some of his easy and effective defensive drills, including his “Cutthroat” drill.

Cutthroat

Coach Showalter shows a defensive 4 on 4 drill, that gives the players a competitive drill in order to create a defensive mindset. Showalter gives basic rules that if you defend and get a stop, you earn a point. The goal is to get three points for a win. If you get a stop on defense you stay and defend the next group of 4 players. Throughout this drill you can implement certain offensive rules to work on certain situations and offensive concepts you may see throughout the season. This is a great drill to help your team compete this season in practice. Coach also explains ways to alter and tailor the drill to your philosophy through his on-court demonstrations.

Don Showalter has been one of the most successful coaches in his profession and always creates a defensive minded team. If you’re looking for drills to create that mindset, Coach Showalter begins with a full court run and trap drill that helps teach how to run and slide properly in the full court to create effective traps.

Full Court Run and Slide

Player Movements: Coach has two offensive and two defensive players execute the four man run and trap drill. The defensive players will continuously perform various L traps while executing proper flow and jumping in and out of each trap. The defense must perform this the full length of the court trapping along the sideline each time.

Teaching Points: Coach uses this drill to create a high level of intensity on the defensive end of the floor. Coach displays the fundamentals needed in this system through his on court demonstrations.

Discover cone drills that help create a 1 on 1, 2 on 2, 2 on 2 give and go, and 3 on 3 defensive situation featuring Don Showalter, 5x Gold Medalist coach for USA Basketball. These drills display the proper gapping of the ball to shut down gaps, and also create serious ball pressure. Using this effective series develops an intense defensive mindset while getting multiple reps in various situations.

Cone Drills

Player Movements: Coach uses six players building from a 1 on 1 to 2 on 2 to 3 on 3 situation, while using four cones. Two cones are placed on the left wing 2 feet behind the three point line and then two more are placed on the opposite side so they run parallel. The offensive player dribbles on the outside of the cone, while the defender is on the inside. Each player must go around their cone to create a quick one on one situation.

Drill Essentials: Emphasize the importance of the first step in any defensive stance to avoid getting beat by the first attack dribble.

Drill Tips: Each drill can be tailored to what you are specifically working on each week depending on your opponent.

Don Showalter has been one of the most successful coaches in his profession and always creates a defensive minded team. If you’re looking for drills to create that mindset, Coach Showalter gives you two drills in the following clip that will do just that. In the first drill, Coach uses a simple two line passing drill in the full-court starting at the three-point line. The second drill is a basic two line fast break drill.

Position and Fundamental Footwork Drills

Player Movements: In the first drill, players execute a good, solid chest pass and then sprint to the corner of the baseline to execute the proper defensive stance and slide. In the second drill, the rebounder outlets the ball and sprints the length of the court to receive a pass for an outlet. The scorer now becomes a full-court defender in a one on one situation.

Drill Essentials: Focus on building the proper fundamentals in guarding within the full court, while gaining a mindset for a full court pressure defensive team.